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Revision as of 16:23, 13 February 2022
Penile herpes simplex virus type 1 infection (after Jewish ritual circumcision) is caused by the practice of meẓiẓah b'peh by mohelim in which the newly circumcised penis of the infant boy is taken into the mouth of the attending mohel and sucked.[1]
Holt (1913) showed the practice to cause infection with tuberculosis more than one hundred years ago.[2]
Herpes simplex virus infection
More recently reports of infant boys being infected with herpes simplex virus have come from New York and Israel.
Cases of infection of baby boys with herpes simplex have been reported in New York. Rubin & Lanzkowsky (2000) reported two cases of cutaneous herpes simplex infection after ritual circumcision.[3] Gesundheit et al. (2004) reported eight cases of HSV infection following ritual circumcision with oral suction. One infant developed HSV encephalitis with neurologic sequelae (long-term brain damage manifested by seizures and infantile spasms). Four had recurrent episodes. Six were treated with intravenous intravenous acyclovir. Infant with recurrent HSV infection were treated with oral acyclovir. Four mohels tested positive for HSV.[4] One death and brain damage in another has occurred.[5]
Distel et al. (2003) reported a case of herpes simplex infection after ritual circumcision in Israel.[6] Koren et al. (2013) surveyed births in Israel over an eight year period. Twenty-two cases of neonatal herpes simplex virus (NHSV) infection were found. One boy died. [7]
See also
References
- ↑
(2008). Jewish Practices & Rituals: Circumcision - Brit Milah
, Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
Quote:Traditionally, the mohel sucked blood from the circumcised penis.
- ↑
Holt LE. Tuberculosis acquired through ritual circumcision. JAMA. 12 July 1913; 61(2): 99-102. DOI. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ↑ Rubin LG, Lanzkowsky, P. Cutaneous neonatal herpes simplex infection associated with ritual circumcision. Pediatr Infect Dis J. March 2000; 19(3): 266-8. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ↑ Gesundheit, Benjamin, Grisaru-Soen, Galia, Greenberg,, David. Neonatal genital herpes simplex virus type 1 infection after Jewish ritual circumcision: modern medicine and religious tradition. Pediatrics. August 2004; 114(2): e259-63. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
Quote:The cultural process of replacing ancientcustoms by modern wound care has to be encouraged by a heightened awareness of this potentially life-threatening medical complication.
- ↑
Frieden, Thomas: An open letter to the Jewish Community from the New York City Health Commissioner 
, City of New York. (13 December 2005). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ↑ Distel, Rotem, Hofer, Vered, Boggen-Goren, Sarah, et al. Primary genital herpes simplex infection associated with Jewish ritual circumcision. Isr Med Assoc J. December 2003; 5(12): 893-4. PMID. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ↑ Koren, Amir, Tasher, Diana, Stein, Michael, et al. Neonatal herpes simplex virus infections in Israel.. Pediatr Infect Dis J. February 2013; 32(2): 129-3. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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